Sympathy Saturday will be where I share the obituaries and my condolences for members of my family tree who passed recently. When you get to be a certain age, you begin to read the obituaries every day. As the days go by, you read about more and more of your friends and family members who have died. You compare their age to your own and get a jolt. "That could have been me."
For genealogists, checking obituaries and visiting cemeteries is as normal as breathing. I learn so much from an obituary, i.e., maiden names, parents' names; children's' and grandchildren's' names, funeral and burial locations, sometimes even a cause of death. I want to learn these things not for any purpose but to put it on the family tree for future generations to see and learn about the family that went before them. I admit, most of these relatives I have never met, but I think it is important to share that they were here on this Earth, and they were important.
So I am signed up with at least three funerals homes from Swainsboro, Vidalia, and Wrightsville to get daily notices of obituaries sent to my email. Every day, I peruse them and with the help of the family tree, figure out who is related to me and add any new information to the tree. Some weeks there are several, and some weeks there are none. We have one this week
Please join me in offering condolences to her family and holding them in the light.
28 Mar 1950 - 13 Oct 2026
Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
Nancy Lee Tapley, age 76, of Cleveland, TN, passed away peacefully on October 13, 2026 surrounded by loved ones.
Nancy was born on March 28, 1950 in Kelso, Washington to John and Dorothy (Johnson) Wehring. Nancy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and pastor’s wife who will be remembered for her faith and lifelong devotion to Christ.
She was raised by her loving grandparents, Edward and Ella Grace Johnson, on a farm where she grew up riding horses and taking care of the animals she loved. She attended Kelso Church of God where she loved to sing and play the piano.
After graduating from Kelso High School, she attended Northwest Bible College from 1968-1969 where she met and married Thomas Tapley on May 23, 1969. She served as a pastor’s wife for 50+ years with God’s calling. She was known for her warmth and kindness, putting others first, and a wonderful sense of humor as she loved to see others smile.
Nancy is survived by her daughter, Sandy; and two grandsons, Zack and Devin. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas, of 56 years; her son, Thomas III; her father, John Wehring; her mother, Dorothy Higbee; and stepfather, Charles Higbee.
A Remembrance of Life Celebration will be held at 1 o’clock Saturday, October 17th at Jim Rush Funeral and Cremation Services North Ocoee Street Chapel {Cleveland, Tennessee} with Bishop Jerry Elder officiating. The family will receive friends Saturday from 11am until 1pm at the funeral home. Mrs. Tapley will be laid to rest beside her husband Thomas at Old Mission Funeral Home and Cemetery, 3424 E 21st St N, Wichita, KS 67208.
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